By invitation only: Organised Crime in Southern Africa `Developing Effective Responses to Organised Crime`

This event has been postponed

From 14:00 – 18:00

Check in and early registration at conference venue

08:00 – 08:40

Registration

08:45 – 09:00

Introductions & Opening  Remarks
Hennie van Vuuren
Director, Cape Town OfficeInstitute for Security Studies

09:00 – 09:30

 Keynote address:
Hon. Nathi Mtetwa MP
Minister of PoliceRepublic of South Africa

Session 1:

 Nature and trends of organised crime

Chairperson: TBA 

09:30 - 10:30

Organized crime in Southern Africa: concept, realities and challenges
Charles Goredema Programme Head, Organised Crime & Money Laundering Programme, ISS

 

August Mathupi
Interpol Sub-Regional Bureau/SARPCCO

10:30 – 11:05

Predatory crime in Southern Africa: contemporary trends and  linkages
Jackson Madzima
ISS Cape Town

11:05 – 11:30

Refreshments Interlude

11:30 – 12:15

Commodity Trafficking in the region: the case of narcotics
Annette Hubschle
ISS Cape Town

12:15 – 13:00

Human Trafficking and People Smuggling in Southern Africa:
Johan Kruger
UNODC
Southern Africa Office

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Interlude

 

Session 2

Chairperson: Gideon Nkala 

Editor: Mmegi Newspapers, Botswana

 

14:00 – 15:00

Panel Discussion 1

Commodity Trafficking in the region: minerals, forestry and marine resources
Alice Mafuleka
Consultant Researcher, ISS

 

 Salomao Mungoi
Consultant Researcher, ISS

15:00 – 15:30

Counterfeit commodities 
Humphrey Moshi
University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

15:30 – 15:45

Health Interlude

15:45 – 16:30

Contemporary fraud in Southern Africa: challenges and responses
Hugo van Zyl
South African Insurance Crime Bureau

18:00 – 20:00

Cocktail function at the conference venue

08:30 – 09:30

Integrating responses to organised crime: investigation & prosecution
Kelvin Silwimba
Drug Enforcement Commission
Zambia

 

Billy Downer
National Prosecuting Authority
South Africa(TBC)

09:30 – 10:00

Responses to organised crime: Asset  forfeiture
Thaduxolo Bongani Jakavula
Asset Forfeiture Unit
National Prosecuting Authority
South Africa

10:00 – 11:15

Contemporary responses: police accountability
Jenni Irish
Secretary of Police
South Africa

11:15 – 11:30

Refreshments Interlude

11:30 – 12:30

Panel Discussion 2: Alternative Responses – Focus on the private security sector
Sabelo Gamedze
ISS Pretoria

 

Hugo van Zyl
South African Insurance Crime Bureau

12:30 – 13:00

Summaries & Closing

13:00

Lunch